I’ve been making a tank stand for a 65 gallon rimless tank that has a base of 36x21. After gluing the 2x4 frame together, I noticed it’s slanted slightly. The front and back are okay, but the sides lean towards the left. It’s off by about 1/8”.
There’s also a twist in the stand. I drew out the foot prints of the top and bottom, and two corners are off about 1/8” as well. If I was to place the tank directly on top of the 2x4’s, one of the corners would be off the stand.
That’s what one of the corners look like. The line on the left is the top footprint, the right is the bottom, and the middle is how a perfect stand would be.
I’m using a 3/4” piece of plywood for the top and two more for the sides. I’d like the sides to look nice so, to get them straight, they won’t be flush with the stand all the way across. The top is a few inches larger than the tank, so the entire tank will sit on the plywood top, and the top will be supported mostly by the frame under the tank, except for that corner. But that corner will still be supported by the plywood sides.
Is this okay, or am I asking for failure?
There’s also a twist in the stand. I drew out the foot prints of the top and bottom, and two corners are off about 1/8” as well. If I was to place the tank directly on top of the 2x4’s, one of the corners would be off the stand.
That’s what one of the corners look like. The line on the left is the top footprint, the right is the bottom, and the middle is how a perfect stand would be.
I’m using a 3/4” piece of plywood for the top and two more for the sides. I’d like the sides to look nice so, to get them straight, they won’t be flush with the stand all the way across. The top is a few inches larger than the tank, so the entire tank will sit on the plywood top, and the top will be supported mostly by the frame under the tank, except for that corner. But that corner will still be supported by the plywood sides.
Is this okay, or am I asking for failure?